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WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut’s congressional delegation released the following statement today applauding the announcement Connecticut will be receiving $71.8 million that may be used to repair homes and businesses damaged by Hurricane Sandy, and to upgrade and repair critical infrastructure. The funding, provided by the Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) program, is part of the $16 billion included in the Sandy Disaster Relief bill Congress passed last month. In the weeks ahead, the State of Connecticut will submit a plan for spending the funding.
Courtesy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
WINDSOR, Conn. — Homeowners, renters, nonprofits and businesses of all sizes have until Tuesday, Feb. 12 to register for FEMA disaster assistance or apply for disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today.
Residents of Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven and New London counties, as well as the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Tribal Nations within New London County, are eligible to apply for assistance with Hurricane Sandy-related losses.
CANTON —— Legislation that would give Canton and two other towns permission to use dams along the Farmington River to generate hydropower took an important step forward in Congress on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee approved the Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, legislation that would permit Canton, Avon, and Burlington to operate two small, currently inactive hydropower dams and generate locally produced power. Esty introduced the bill last Friday – her first bill as a member of Congress. Canton First Selectman Dick Barlow, a Republican, and then-5th District Congressman Chris Murphy, a Democrat, successfully worked to pass similar legislation in the House in 2010 and 2012.